"
"Well, I didn't have anything like that for mine," explained Frank
with a smile. "I didn't have much of anything the first morning. I
tramped on, and finally I found a place where I could chop some wood,
and a lady gave me some bread and milk. It tasted very good."
"How did you get with the circus?" asked Bert. That part interested
him more than how Frank got something to eat.
"Well, I just happened to come to the town where the circus was giving
a show," explained Frank. "I was around when the men were watering the
horses and other animals, and I helped carry water. Then one of the
men asked me if I didn't want work, and I said I did. I was hungry
then, too, and I could smell the things cooking in the circus kitchen
tent. So I went to work for this show, and I've been here ever since.
It's better than working in a lumber office when you get shook up
every now and then," he added with a smile.
"And do you still help water the elephants?" asked Uncle Daniel.
"Oh, no, I help take tickets at one of the side shows," explained
Frank. "The one where the fat lady and snakes are. I like it, though
sometimes I help water the animals when I have nothing else to do.
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